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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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